Pancreatic Cancer UK becomes 2025 TCS London Marathon Official Charity of the Year [Video]

Pancreatic Cancer UK have issued a rallying cry to runners – “Take on the ultimate test to help develop the ultimate test”– as it was announced as the official Charity of the Year for the 2025 TCS London Marathon. 

The charity aims to raise £2 million to give doctors a game-changing early detection test for the deadliest common cancer. Such a breakthrough could save thousands of lives a year from the disease, which kills more than half of people within just three months of their diagnosis. 

Survival rates for pancreatic cancer have barely improved in 50 years – in stark contrast to the improvements seen in outcomes for many other types of cancer. No screening programmes or early detection tests exist to help doctors. Tragically, as a result, 80 per cent of people are not diagnosed until their cancer is at an advanced stage meaning that it is often too late for them to have lifesaving treatment. …